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Courthouse vs Courtyard - What's the difference?

courthouse | courtyard |

As nouns the difference between courthouse and courtyard

is that courthouse is a public building housing courts of law while courtyard is an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

courthouse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A public building housing courts of law.
  • (US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
    • (-)

    courtyard

    English

    (wikipedia courtyard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings
    • She sat in the courtyard , enjoying the garden.

    See also

    * atrium * forecourt * court * yard